How To Pronounce Athletics
athletics
In British English, athletics is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æθˈlet.ɪks]. In American English, it is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪks/.
Athletics has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Athletics has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Athletics
Questions About Athletics
How do you pronounce athletics in British English?
In British English, athletics is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æθˈlet.ɪks].
How do you pronounce athletics in American English?
In American English, athletics is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪks/.
How many syllables are in athletics?
Athletics has three syllables, /æθ/ + /let/ + /ɪks/.
Where is the stress in athletics?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /let/.
Do British and American English pronounce athletics the same way?
Yes. Both are /æθˈlet.ɪks/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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